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| UK elections: Sadiq Khan confirmed as London mayor - live updates | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 12.46am BST | |
| 00:46 | |
| This is from the Times’s Patrick Kidd. | |
| He's only 5ft 6in but Sadiq Khan made Zac Goldsmith look like the smaller man with that acceptance speech, one of his better ones | |
| 12.36am BST | |
| 00:36 | |
| This is from YouGov’s Joe Twyman. | |
| I make that 57% for Sadiq Kahn, 43% for Zac Goldsmith after second preferences. In line with YouGov's prediction of 57% 43%. | |
| And this is from the Economist’s Jeremy Cliffe. | |
| 1.3m votes for Sadiq. Biggest individual mandate in British history. | |
| 12.31am BST | |
| 00:31 | |
| Here is a Guardian video profile of the new London mayor. | |
| 12.30am BST | |
| 00:30 | |
| Zac Goldsmith is speaking now. | |
| He thanks his campaign team, everyone who contributed to the election and Londoners who voted for him. | |
| He congratulates Khan and wishes him well. | |
| 12.29am BST | |
| 00:29 | |
| Khan says he is proud London chose 'hope over fear' | |
| Sadiq Khan is speaking now. | |
| He says thank you, London. It is the greatest city in the world. He feels humbled. | |
| When he grew up he never thought he could be mayor. | |
| He says he wants every Londoner to have the opportunities London gave to him, not just to survive, but to thrive. | |
| He wants to give Londoners the chance to have a home, and better jobs, and cleaner air. | |
| He says he has been thinking a lot about his late father. He would have been so proud, he says. | |
| He thanks his “amazing mum”, his wife, his daughters, and everyone who worked on his campaign. | |
| And he wants to thank the other campaigns and candidates too. | |
| He says this election was not without controversy. But he is so proud London has chosen “hope over fear, and unity over division”. | |
| He says he hopes London never sees a campaign like this again. | |
| 12.25am BST | |
| 00:25 | |
| And here are the final votes, once second preferences from the minor candidates were taken into account. | |
| Sadiq Khan - 1,310,143 | |
| Zac Goldsmith - 994,614 | |
| 12.23am BST | |
| 00:23 | |
| Here are the votes for Goldsmith and Khan in the first round. | |
| Zac Goldsmith - 909,755 | |
| Sadiq Khan - 1,148,716 | |
| 12.19am BST | |
| 00:19 | |
| London mayoral results announcement | |
| It’s finally happening. | |
| The mayoral candidates are filing out and onto the stage #LondonElects | |
| 12.16am BST | |
| 00:16 | |
| Face off! Sadiq's daughters whip out phone cameras when bank of photographers turn their lenses in their direction pic.twitter.com/KhHzvhM6Of | |
| 12.15am BST | 12.15am BST |
| 00:15 | 00:15 |
| The mayoral announcement is due very soon, I’m told. | The mayoral announcement is due very soon, I’m told. |
| 12.11am BST | 12.11am BST |
| 00:11 | 00:11 |
| According to the Sunday Times’s James Lyons, Sadiq Khan’s victory party is going well. | According to the Sunday Times’s James Lyons, Sadiq Khan’s victory party is going well. |
| Labour activists at Sadiq Khan victory party now reaching levels of drunkenness only usually seen at weddings | Labour activists at Sadiq Khan victory party now reaching levels of drunkenness only usually seen at weddings |
| 12.04am BST | 12.04am BST |
| 00:04 | 00:04 |
| Here is the announcement of the London-wide assembly results: | Here is the announcement of the London-wide assembly results: |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.07am BST | at 12.07am BST |
| 12.01am BST | 12.01am BST |
| 00:01 | 00:01 |
| Robert Booth | Robert Booth |
| The new Womens’ Equality party secured 91,772 votes in the poll for London-wide assembly members, more than double George Galloway’s Respect party. | The new Womens’ Equality party secured 91,772 votes in the poll for London-wide assembly members, more than double George Galloway’s Respect party. |
| “We knew [we would do well] because we’ve been out on the doorstep,” said party co-founder Sandi Toksvig of the party’s first election. | “We knew [we would do well] because we’ve been out on the doorstep,” said party co-founder Sandi Toksvig of the party’s first election. |
| “We have proved this is the fastest growing political party in the country and thousands of men were man enough to vote for us too. This is just the beginning.” | “We have proved this is the fastest growing political party in the country and thousands of men were man enough to vote for us too. This is just the beginning.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.08am BST | at 12.08am BST |
| 11.57pm BST | 11.57pm BST |
| 23:57 | 23:57 |
| What has changed in the London assembly is that the Conservatives have lost one seat, the Lib Dems have lost one seat, and Ukip have gained two. | What has changed in the London assembly is that the Conservatives have lost one seat, the Lib Dems have lost one seat, and Ukip have gained two. |
| Nigel Farage, the Ukip leader, has been congratulating his candidates. | Nigel Farage, the Ukip leader, has been congratulating his candidates. |
| 11.55pm BST | 11.55pm BST |
| 23:55 | 23:55 |
| The scene in the Chamber at City Hall. The waiting continues.... pic.twitter.com/9DXXlWefEo | The scene in the Chamber at City Hall. The waiting continues.... pic.twitter.com/9DXXlWefEo |
| 11.53pm BST | 11.53pm BST |
| 23:53 | 23:53 |
| The two outgoing Green members of the London assembly have been tweeting about their departure. | The two outgoing Green members of the London assembly have been tweeting about their departure. |
| Strictly I'm an Assembly Member til Sunday but have left the building without a backward glance after 16 yrs. Next challenge is the Lords. | Strictly I'm an Assembly Member til Sunday but have left the building without a backward glance after 16 yrs. Next challenge is the Lords. |
| It's been honour and privilege to serve Londoners for 16 years. Delighted to see Green agenda being taken forward by our two new Green AMs | It's been honour and privilege to serve Londoners for 16 years. Delighted to see Green agenda being taken forward by our two new Green AMs |
| 11.49pm BST | 11.49pm BST |
| 23:49 | 23:49 |
| And here is a list of all the members elected to the London assembly: | And here is a list of all the members elected to the London assembly: |
| Constituency members | Constituency members |
| Tony Arbour (C, South West) Jennette Arnold (Lab, North East) Gareth Bacon (C, Bexley & Bromley) Leonie Cooper (Lab, Merton & Wandsworth) Unmesh Desai (Lab, City & East) Tony Devenish (C, West Central) Andrew Dismore (Lab, Barnet & Camden) Len Duvall (Lab, Greenwich & Lewisham) Florence Eshalomi (Lab, Lambeth & Southwark) Joanne McCartney (Lab, Enfield & Haringey) Steve O’Connell (C, Croydon & Sutton) Keith Prince (C, Havering & Redbridge) Onkar Sahota (Lab, Ealing & Hillingdon) Navin Shah (Lab, Brent & Harrow) | Tony Arbour (C, South West) Jennette Arnold (Lab, North East) Gareth Bacon (C, Bexley & Bromley) Leonie Cooper (Lab, Merton & Wandsworth) Unmesh Desai (Lab, City & East) Tony Devenish (C, West Central) Andrew Dismore (Lab, Barnet & Camden) Len Duvall (Lab, Greenwich & Lewisham) Florence Eshalomi (Lab, Lambeth & Southwark) Joanne McCartney (Lab, Enfield & Haringey) Steve O’Connell (C, Croydon & Sutton) Keith Prince (C, Havering & Redbridge) Onkar Sahota (Lab, Ealing & Hillingdon) Navin Shah (Lab, Brent & Harrow) |
| London-wide members | London-wide members |
| Kemi Badenoch (C) Shaun Bailey (C) Sian Berry (Green) Andrew Boff (C) Tom Copley (Lab) Nicky Gavron (Lab) David Kurten (Ukip) Caroline Pidgeon (LD) Caroline Russell (Green) Fiona Twycross (Lab) Peter Whittle (Ukip) | Kemi Badenoch (C) Shaun Bailey (C) Sian Berry (Green) Andrew Boff (C) Tom Copley (Lab) Nicky Gavron (Lab) David Kurten (Ukip) Caroline Pidgeon (LD) Caroline Russell (Green) Fiona Twycross (Lab) Peter Whittle (Ukip) |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.08am BST | at 12.08am BST |
| 11.44pm BST | 11.44pm BST |
| 23:44 | 23:44 |
| London assembly results | London assembly results |
| The full London assembly results are here. | The full London assembly results are here. |
| And here is the full composition of the London assembly. | And here is the full composition of the London assembly. |
| Labour - 12 | Labour - 12 |
| Conservatives - 8 | Conservatives - 8 |
| Greens - 2 | Greens - 2 |
| Ukip - 2 | Ukip - 2 |
| Lib Dems - 1 | Lib Dems - 1 |
| 11.37pm BST | 11.37pm BST |
| 23:37 | 23:37 |
| The Women’s Equality party says it got 3.5% of the vote in the London list. | The Women’s Equality party says it got 3.5% of the vote in the London list. |
| Results are in: 91,772 people voted for the Women's Equality Party in the London list - 3.5%! Thank you for your support London #WeAreWE | Results are in: 91,772 people voted for the Women's Equality Party in the London list - 3.5%! Thank you for your support London #WeAreWE |